Take one step into Mazurek's Bakery and you’ll experience an incredible sensation: the smell of sweet, homemade baked goods. If you happen to visit on a day when rye bread is in the oven, the aroma of caraway seeds fills the air.

Mazurek's is known for its donuts, paczki, pastries, pies, cookies and more. Many customers are tempted to buy one of everything. That's just what Tyrel Reynolds did, literally. "I walked in, fell in love with the business and I've been here a year and a half now," he said.

While working in the insurance industry, Reynolds considered buying the building, on South Park Avenue in Buffalo's Old First Ward, as an investment. He ended up buying the entire bakery, including Mazurek's traditional recipes and he follows them step by step. "Our donuts are unique to most locations because we actually cut the donuts in half and fill them that way vs. injecting the donuts," said Reynolds.

But the most popular item in the oven is Mazurek's famous rye bread. "We have our regular rye, Monday through Saturday," Reynolds explained. "Then we have our New York rye on Friday and Saturday. It's got additional caraway seeds and a sour base."

A steam brick oven gives the bread a hard crust on top. It has customers lining up and the bakery selling out.

Reynolds hopes that more customers find Mazurek’s, since it’s located between the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino and Larkinville. He’s also using social media to promote the business.

And he’s heading out to find more customers. In December, Mazurek's will open a satellite location at Buffalo's Market Arcade. The bakery also offers wholesale and catering options.

What’s next for this historic bakery that has a new modern approach to business? Stay Tuned. As for Reynolds, he says he has no regrets about his bold business move, “I'm very excited, a year and a half in, about how well things are going!”